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>boss makes me move some old equipment around in the lab
>accidentally kick up some dust and breathe it in
>now sharp stabbing pain in throat
>mfw i get cancer in 5 years

Lab mishaps general

>> No.4537873

> First day on the job
> Take apart large computer, swap out bad wires with new ones
> 2 hours of soldering in, realize I forgot to label what went where
> mfw I invalidate 2 years of research

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>>4537873

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>> No.4539792

>pic up alpha source that is in some kind of capped tube that someone has left around.
>no idea what it is, so uncap and hold to my eye like a telescope peering into it for minutes
>can corneas even get cancer?

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4539817

>Asked to run western blot
>Run Southern blot by accident
>mfw I fucked up the only blood sample found at the OJ crime scene

>> No.4539822

>>4539792
I dunno, but they can get cataracts. Enjoy your future eye surgery.

>> No.4539826

>>4539822
true. but i can sue

>> No.4539828

>first year of college, sent to CERN
>boss of LHC within two weeks because of brilliance
>drop contact lense into LHC
>crawl in and pick up
>faster than light neutrino hits hand
Now I have a black hole in my hand, everything I touch disappears!

What do guys? That was my best cheetohand

>> No.4539834

>>4539826

>dis is MURRKA
>i can sue dat gov't man all I wan', I gots ma' freedum. it's in mah rights, herdaderp

>> No.4539840

>>4539834
no. i'm in UK. and i can sue the university

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4539841

>Electrical machinery exam
>Professor tells me to determine External Characteristic Curves of a DC generator
>No instruments or conductors near me
>Professor tells me to take them from another machine
>Grab an isolated conductor
>Get shocked
>Conductor was connected to auto-transformer with 200V on output
>Work with cramp in right hand during the whole exam
I passed

>> No.4539848

>>4539840

Yes, sue someone because of your incompetence.
What were you even thinking, sticking your eyes into random shit like that.

>> No.4539865

>>4539834
>>4539840

I hate these fucking bigots that think every stupid post on the internet is made by an American.

The sad thing is, the shit talker was probably an American himself.